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Obediah Jennings 1760–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1760

Birth Location: Virginia Colony

Death Date: 9 Aug 1867

Death Location: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Jennings

Mother: Agnes Dickerson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dodson

Children(s): Mary Jennings

Obediah Jennings was born in 1760 in Virginia Colony, the child of William Jennings And Agnes Dickerson. Obediah Jennings married Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including Mary Polly Jennings. Obediah Jennings passed away in 1867 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Obediah Jennings was born in 1760 in Virginia Colony, the child of William Jennings And Agnes Dickerson.
  • Obediah Jennings married Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including Mary Polly Jennings.
  • Obediah Jennings passed away in 1867 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jennings
1726–1793
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Dickerson
1727–1785
Birth Location: Nottoway Parish, Hanover, Virginia Colony, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dodson
1776–1850
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Jennings
1790–1851
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
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Obediah Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Obediah Jennings
1760–1867
Birth Place: Virginia Colony
Parents
William Jennings
1726–1793
Agnes Dickerson
1727–1785
Nottoway Parish, Hanover, Virginia Colony, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obediah Jennings's Descendants

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Obediah Jennings (abt 1760–9 Aug 1867) m. Elizabeth Dodson (1776–18 May 1850)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Jennings 1790–1851 m. Benjamin (John) Griffith 1787–1853
    1. 1. Obediah Griffith 1818–1891 m. Charity (Ann) Ramsey 1843–1916 m. Euphemia (R) Gilstrap 1817–1876
      1. 1. Hannah (Louisa) Griffith 1844–1901
        1. 1. Charles (A) Reynolds 1865–1937 m. Maud HAYDEN 1881–1971
      2. 2. Catherine ("Cassie”) Griffith 1847–1885

Obediah Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1760
abt 1760
Birth of Obediah Jennings in Virginia Colony
Virginia Colony
1867
9 Aug 1867
Age 107
Death of Obediah Jennings in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1760
    Event Place: Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1867
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
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